The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-16
GAUL AND TEUTON.
The Republic Alarmed by a New Danger
Spies in Both Germany and France.

The Republic Alarmed by a New Danger
Spies in Both Germany and France.
Paris Cable Special
The German court has sentenced NJ Klein to
six years Imprisonment at hard labor. Who Is
NJ. Klein2 He is, or was previous to his arrest
a French spy in Germany. He was, believe,
regularly employed by the French government
to find out all he could of the diplomatic and
military affairs of Germany and transmit it to
headquarters at Paris. Now that he is to suffer
severe penalty the French press is crowning
him with laudaton as patriot ard martyr.
To this Prince Bismarck replies with the query,
in his North German Gazette: "Can a man
bo both hero and a spy? Can sneak
thief also be martyr~ I have no doubt that
Nj. Klein has been acting the part of a spy.
I know also that many more are doing the
same thing. Nor is this work confined TO
side of the Rhine Both France and
Germany have elaborate secretservice systems
and constantly employ hundreds of men in spy
ing upon each other AS an Offset to NJ. Klein,
/ may mention that when a French steamer
bound for New York ran aground not long ago
just ou tsde Havre and the baggage of the pas
sengers was rudely shaken up and smashed one
trunk was found crammes full of plans of
French fortresses, descriptions of French mill
tary affairs, etc. 1t belonged to officer of the
German army who had long been living in
France and was now going to New York. Why2
In order to take the next German steamer back
to Hamburg or Bremen. But why such q round.
about way2 Because he knew that if he tried to go
direct to Germany his baggage would be searched
by French officers at the frontier. He has never,
by the way, put in a claim for the trunk which
was broken omen on the steamship. Were be to
be caugh. on French soil again he would be dealt
with the Germans have dealt with NJ Klein
Then Germany would have chance to canonize
him as martyr TO patriotism. and France
could reply with the question l nave quoted from
Bismarck's paper.
Many of the most successful spies are women
remember one who was few years ago of
the most successful of them all. She
Austrian baroness, but was employed by the
German government She came to Paris and
set up a handsome esta abishment near the Ely
see. She soon made the acquaintance of the
then Minister of War, and got him in love
with her that he didn't know, when in her pres
ence. whether he was standing his feet or his
head He was at her house daily, and she always
made sure of his iunching with her after every
Cabinet meeting at the Elysee. He would bring
his portfolio full of official papers of the greatest
Importance. including notes of the meeting he
had just been at TO her house, and leave
it with his hat and gloves in the dress
ing-room while he went to the dining-room
to lunch During the luncheon, which
was always prolonged until the middle of the
afternoon. the baroness assistants would GO
through the portfolio and copy every paper in
it. Within an hour they would all be transmit
ted by telegraph to Prince Bismark. This went
on for long time But at length it was dis